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Nanaya sees the existence of things (thus, can "kill" immortals)
Tohno/Roa sees the death of things
Ryougi sees their origin..(although i have no idea what that means)

I think thats how it goes..

Not really.

Tohno Shiki(1) sees the death of everything that's of the material world, whether animate or inanimate. Thus he can destroy man-made stuff like chairs and corridors besides animated things.

Roa (reincarnated in the real Tohno Shiki(2)) sees the source of life. He can cut the source of life of only living things and they will die very fast but Roa cannot cut inanimate objects.

Nanaya Shiki has the same ability as Shiki (1), the only difference is Nanaya's blood allows Shiki (1) to go frenzy whenever he's near something not human. Nanaya's powers have nothing to do with eyes.

Ryougi sees the origin or root of all things. Thus if she cuts at the "root" of something, it will just die simply because its "root of existence" is destroyed.

Spoiler for Ryougi's ability. Don't read if you haven't read the novel:

Thus Ryougi can cut up anything animate, inanimate, material or immaterial. She can slice at the root of physical objects (I can't recall if non living objects are included) and destroy them, she can see and cut up the root of invisible energy attacks and prevent them from reaching her. She can also cut up the source of pain inside someone's body without hurting that person's body.

Spoiler for Ryougi's ability. Don't read if you haven't read the novel:

Thus Ryougi can cut up anything animate, inanimate, material or immaterial. She can slice at the root of physical objects (I can't recall if non living objects are included) and destroy them, she can see and cut up the root of invisible energy attacks and prevent them from reaching her. She can also cut up the source of pain inside someone's body without hurting that person's body.

Your reply is confusing, you used both first and last name together, Is 'Shiki' the real Tohno Shiki (without Roa)?

Spoiler:

I seem to remember her cutting wind attack, that's why i asked. Is the wind an energy attack from the enemy? Or just plain wind? My memory is hazy, it has been a long time since i read it.

Your reply is confusing, you used both first and last name together, Is 'Shiki' the real Tohno Shiki (without Roa)?

Spoiler:

I seem to remember her cutting wind attack, that's why i asked. Is the wind an energy attack from the enemy? Or just plain wind? My memory is hazy, it has been a long time since i read it.

Ok the Tohno Shiki (1) that we all know is not the REAL Tohno Shiki (2). Akiha's real blood brother (2)had been missing for years. So according to one of the plots of Tsukihime, Shiki (2) was chosen to be the reincarnation vessel for Roa. So now Shiki (2) is known as Roa/Tohno (2).

As for the protagonist of Tsukihime, Tohno Shiki (1) is orginally called Nanaya Shiki. The Tohno family adopted Nanaya Shiki to replace Tohno Shiki (2). So when Tohno Shiki (2) went missing for years, Akiha has come to accept Tohno Shiki (1) as her true brother.

Now according to another subplot of Tsukihime, when the Nanaya blood of Tohno Shiki (1) awakens, he'll become another personality called Nanaya Shiki.

In the translated version of the game, Nanaya Shiki had his name written as Shiki, while the real one which is Akiha's blood related brother was written as SHIKI so as to easily distinguish between the two.

Does Shiki/SHIKI has the mystic eyes before the coma? If so, how come she (after coma) was surprised about the ability? If not, how did SHIKI killed all the people.

Also, did they really encountered an accident?

Spoiler:

Yes, she gained her mystic eyes after she woke from her coma. Before the coma, Shiki was schizophrenic - meaning she had 2 personalities. When she awoke from her coma, one of her personalities sort of died, and her remaining personality had a hard time coping with the loss of her 'other half'. As for your last question, if I answer it would spoil the whole ending of the story.

Yes, she gained her mystic eyes after she woke from her coma. Before the coma, Shiki was schizophrenic - meaning she had 2 personalities. When she awoke from her coma, one of her personalities sort of died, and her remaining personality had a hard time coping with the loss of her 'other half'. As for your last question, if I answer it would spoil the whole ending of the story.

Yes, she gained her mystic eyes after she woke from her coma. As for your last question, if I answer it would spoil the whole ending of the story.

You missed out my question question, the 'how' question.

For the last question, i want spoilers please.

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Originally Posted by ashlay

Spoiler for illness:

don't you mean she had dissociative identity disorder then?

Spoiler:

Her two identities share a single memory and perception, they do not lose memory when the other is on the surface, the other is always conscious when within. SHIKI knows what Shiki is doing, Shiki knows what SHIKI is doing, etc.

Her two identities share a single memory and perception, they do not lose memory when the other is on the surface, the other is always conscious when within. SHIKI knows what Shiki is doing, Shiki knows what SHIKI is doing, etc.

Does it really matter what the exact term is? This mental "disorder" is hereditary within the Ryougi family. In Kara no Kyoukai, families of old lineage are expected to have certain "abilities" within the family members. The Ryougi family's special trait is the coexistance of a male and female personality. People who have this trait are considered to be the succeeding heirs of Ryougi. Before Shiki, only males in the past have such a trait. In recent generations, such trait was rare and then came Shiki. She is an anormaly because she's physically female but also has a male personality. Her father believe her to be the true heir to the Ryougi family because finally an offspring has this "power". Shiki grew up being trained in the ways of swordsmanship. When she's training, her "male" side is the one performing the actions.

Perhaps there's an accurate medical term for this condition but I can't remember if it's stated in the novel, but in Kara no Kyoukai, it's supposed to be explained in a more supernatural manner. So whether it's called schizo or not doesn't matter, it's supposed to make her appear as a special person with a hereditary gift. And it's actually a superhuman trait because in her "male" state, Shiki can perform feats that no normal human can do (move at inhuman speed).

Also because of her skill with a sharp weapon, she is regarded as a murderer due to circumstances (You don't need mystic eyes to kill somebody, a knife is sufficient)